Foreign media: The rapid rise of China's technological advantages and its aggressive pricing strategies are making it increasingly difficult for Korean enterprises to find profitable industrial synergies in traditional sectors, forcing South Korea to reconsider its decades-long industrial ties with China.
At a recent Beijing forum, the head of Samsung Global Research's China division called on both countries to move beyond traditional competitive relations, reassess their respective core strengths, build interdependent ecosystems in high-growth fields such as batteries and artificial intelligence, and advance negotiations on an upgraded China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement.
He pointed out that China's strategy of expanding domestic demand has opened new opportunities for Korean firms to enter high-value-added markets. Since the prolonged downturn in Sino-Korean economic relations following the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in 2017, the relationship has gradually recovered. In the first quarter of 2026, China became the top outbound travel destination for South Koreans, and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung led a delegation of 200 people on a visit to China in January.
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